Front End Look

[daveyboyblack 1]

Hi All,

 

Some of you may recognise my car as I bought it off a forum member. I'm currently looking at the front end and thinking of either putting it back to standard, or maybe something in between standard and what it is currently. I'd appreciated any thoughts on:

 

- Putting standard lights and grille back on, and reinstating the foglights

- Painting the morettes, and replacing the air intake with a new lens, and also reinstating the grille. Has anyone got any goot pics of a white 205 with twin morettes?

- Maybe putting some brake ducts where the fog lights used to be?

 

Heres how the car is currently:

 

Here's how it was when I bought it. Although I did quite like it, i want to get closer back to a standard look, just can't work out whether it's worth the bother of getting all the standard parts back on it?

 

Cheers

Dave

[MerlinGTI 3]

Put the St Tropez front valance back on, that car looked badass how it was orginally, and is one of my screensaver pictures

 

maybe a debadged grille and source another headlamp lens ?

[Rom 0]

Is thats Edds old car?

 

Id go standard. Not a fan of the Tropez valance. Zender is nice, but hard to find. Been talk of some moulds, but never materialises.

[tri_longer 25]

I'd definitely put in a standard/debadged grill, but i'd go for a black one to match the morettes. And why not put fogs instead of driving lamps in.

[davepug205 7]

TBH if its not a track only car I would put it back to original, you cant beat the look of a factory 205gti in white.

 

PM me if you sell the morettes cash waiting, and ive got lights, bumper and a grill in white for you

[maturin23 10]

It looks like a stray cat that's had one fight too many :D

[jord294 92]

how about modding and fitting a 309 gti front bumper?

[GTI6BOY 29]

Your crazy

 

This was one of the finest looking 205s on the forum?

 

[GLPoomobile 958]

The half way house approach doesn't work for me. In fact I'd call it half arsed. If you want it to look more like standard then go for the standard look (the only concession to this that would look good is PTS grill stripes and yellow driving lights). If you are keeping the Morettes then put the St Tropez valance back on, paint the lights white and get a grill on too. I liked the look of it before but never liked the missing grill and black/grey/primered Morettes, as it looked unfinished.

Edited December 13, 2008 by GLPoomobile

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Std, it looks like it's been crash repaired without a Grille and BM side reapeater's in the bumper, Bumper's 50/50 thou

[Gentrix 2 1 Cars]

I would try a satin black grill to match the morrettes - standard or debaged - a 4th headlamp - st.tropez valance - get rid of the bumperrepeaters and try to find nice, round, orange indicators to fit in the foglight holes of the tropez valance.

 

Or go standard 100%

Edited December 13, 2008 by Gentrix

[bill 0]

looked best, as it was when you bought it, going off the pics

[bensonmi 4 2 Cars]

looked best, as it was when you bought it, going off the pics

standard i say, poss put a front splitter on for extra depth and "meanness!" but whatever tickles your testies!

[Cameron 16]

Looks cool as you bought it. Leave the morettes black and maybe stick a black grill on.

[rubyna 4 1 Cars]

Id either have it like it was when bought but put a Guttman grill with black mesh on,or go

standard all the way. Whatever you like is the main mate.

[bensonmi 4 2 Cars]

Id either have it like it was when bought but put a Guttman grill with black mesh on,or go

standard all the way. Whatever you like is the main mate.

 

 

im selling a gutman grill with black mesh !! would suit the look of the car with those lamps and bumpers

[daveyboyblack 1]

Thanks for all the input! Definitely a big split in what everyone thinks so it doesn't feel so bad that my own mind keeps thinking one thing then deciding another!

 

I'm going to find another headlight lens and keep the morettes for the moment, and either put the St Tropez back on, or put some brake ducts into the standard bumper.

Here's a crap retouch but you get the idea.

 

Although I do prefer the standard look, my money's going to be better spent on the cage and seat mounts that i need.

No doubt if I put the grille back on then i'd end up with overheating issues!

 

[MerlinGTI 3]

This is what I had in mind:

 

 

So much in mind its where i was going with mine, but I will have to ditch the bonnet pints to fit the morrettes I have. I might at some point when I get bored and a auto bonnet.

 

[DaveW 6]

How about 'rallye grilles' on the valance? deffo get a white grill for it please!

[Baz 421]

Std, it looks like it's been crash repaired without a Grille and BM side reapeater's in the bumper, Bumper's 50/50 thou

 

Exactly! Agree about the halfway house comment too, all or nothing IMO!

[NeilGTi85 5]

The only place I could find that do morette spares are:

 

http://www.e-styling.co.uk/scpro/estyling/...p;manumodel=170

 

Also I would advise you not to paint the morrete surrounds white as it looks gash

 

White grill goes well though....Mine in progress...

 

http://img167.imagevenue.com/img.php?image...&loc=loc801

Edited December 17, 2008 by NeilGTi85

[daveyboyblack 1]

That looks pretty good Neil, has persuaded me to put the white grille back on!

 

The morettes shown on e-styling.co.uk aren't the same ones as yours/mine though are they? (The image shows they're smaller as they use the standard indicators?) Where did you source the ones on your car from eventually?

 

Also, I never looked at that wiring for the E30 indicators for you.... car's now back in my garage so did you still need me to take a look?

 

Cheers

Dave

[NeilGTi85 5]

The one's in the link for e-styling are the right one's, you can see the separate indicators on the pic.....they also do the other type aswell though.

 

About the E30 indicatos.....im not sure im going that route yet, I'm trying to source some lights to fit in the front valance and turn them into indicators!! Might be abit large but it'll look better then having to cut the bumper etc

 

Neil

 

Edit - There are 3 diffrent version of the "morette" style headlights. I've had some that bolt stright through the morrete into the optic casing and the one's I have now (sourced from ebay) require the butterfly clip's & springs etc as shown on e-styleing.

 

Could you take some pics for me of your's and the indicator's if you can?? Some behind the bumper shots would be good

Edited December 18, 2008 by NeilGTi85

[daveyboyblack 1]

Ok, so it seems that the original indicators are still present and working fine too......

 

 

You can see the original indicator and wiring, plus the 2 extra wires, going down ino the E30 inidicator in the bumper. Not planning on pulling it all apart seeing as it's working, but i'm presuming that it's simply been split from the original wiring for the indicator... would this be how Ed got over the resistance issues that you've mentioned?

 

Also, found this place which says they do the spare lamps for the morettes (Mine are Valeo/Cibi 082373)... http://www.motoscope-online.co.uk/lighting.htm

 

Dave

Edited December 20, 2008 by daveyboyblack

[timmsy19 3]

I'd say keep it how you brought it but then i saw the work that Edd put into this as i lived close by. full picture of it as my desktop background at work and home

 

The finest white example ive seen. so much so in fact i had to buy myself another 205 in white.

 

If you ever do sell all the kit and go back to standard ive got a good home for them aswell as that intake pipe.

Edited December 20, 2008 by timmsy19